Mental Health Foundation of Australia (Victoria) External Link National Mental Health Helpline Tel.Let go of the past – constantly going over negative events robs you of the present and makes you feel bad.Exercise – aerobic activity lowers your level of stress chemicals and allows you to cope better with negative emotions.Learn – notice how grief, loss and anger make you feel, and which events trigger those feelings so you can prepare in advance.Relax – use pleasant activities like reading, walking or talking to a friend.Try to be reasonable – accept that bad feelings are occasionally unavoidable and think of ways to make yourself feel better.Don’t blow things out of proportion by going over them time and again in your mind.There are a number of coping strategies to deal with negative emotions. That’s why we find it hard to cope when we experience them.
It’s a complex process and often we don't have the skills to deal with negative feelings. All emotions come about in this way, whether positive or negative. Our brain responds to our thoughts by releasing hormones and chemicals, which send us into a state of arousal. Emotions are complex reactionsĮmotions are complex reactions involving many biological and physiological processes within our bodies. The longer this goes on, the more set the problem becomes.ĭealing with negative emotions inappropriately can also be harmful – for example, expressing anger with violence. This only prolongs the anger or grief and prevents us from enjoying life. When this occurs, we tend to see only what we want to see and remember only what we want to remember. Negative emotions stop us from thinking and behaving rationally and seeing situations in their true perspective. Everyone has thoughts that are upsetting or strange, and that do not make a lot of sense, from time to time. Holding onto negative emotions causes a downward spiral Negative emotions can dampen our enthusiasm for life, depending on how long we let them affect us and the way we choose to express them.
The fantasy for power over those who have mistreated you.
Generally I give into 'nice' fantasies where I have a GF and friends and Im doing ok. Yet, in the right context, these feelings are completely natural. My dark fantasies are always like apocalyptic, and I have power, Im surviving and I can turn away the people who could of helped me in real life. These emotions make you dislike yourself and others, and reduce your confidence and self-esteem, and general life satisfaction.Įmotions that can become negative are hate, anger, jealousy and sadness. Negative emotions can be described as any feeling which causes you to be miserable and sad.
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